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Ariane 44LP | Telstar 7
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 25, 1999, 6:29 a.m.
Athena II | Ikonos
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Sept. 24, 1999, 6:21 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems, an operating unit of Missiles & Space, has revolutionized the space-based imagery market with the development of the first commercial satellite capable of resolving objects on the ground as small as one meter in diameter. The company is providing a spacecraft, designated IKONOS 1, for Space Imaging, Thornton, CO, which offers high-resolution imagery of the Earth to customers around the world.
Polar Orbit
Atlas IIAS | Echostar V
Lockheed Martin | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Sept. 23, 1999, 6:02 a.m.
Soyuz-U-PVB | Globalstar 33,50,55,58
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 22, 1999, 2:33 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
Low Earth OrbitSoyuz-U-PVB | Foton 12
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Sept. 9, 1999, 6 p.m.
Proton-K/DM-2M | Yamal-101 & 102
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center | RussiaBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Sept. 6, 1999, 4:36 p.m.
Ariane 42P | Mugunghwa 3
Aérospatiale | FranceGuiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Sept. 4, 1999, 10:34 p.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Koreasat 3 satellite is configured to provide both fixed and direct broadcast services. Korea Telecom's new A2100A has 24 Ku-Band (Fixed Satellite Service), six Ku-Band (Direct Broadcast Service), and three Ka-Band transponders. It also features a steerable antenna providing an improved coverage capability.
Geostationary OrbitKosmos-3M | Parus 91
Russian Space Forces | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 26, 1999, 12:02 p.m.
Soyuz-U-PVB | Yantar-4K2 79
Progress Rocket Space Center | RussiaPlesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Aug. 18, 1999, 6 p.m.
Delta 7420-10C | Globalstar 24,27,53,54
McDonnell Douglas | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Aug. 17, 1999, 4:37 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The Globalstar global mobile communications network offers global, digital real time voice, data and fax via a constellation of 48 minisatellites. The constellation operates in a 1410 km orbit inclined at 52 degrees, and will also have 8 spares. The satellites were built by Space Systems Loral and Alenia Aerospazio in Rome, Italy.
Low Earth Orbit
